Posts Tagged ‘ Choral Music ’

I love Billings' music, and often when I hear an arrangement of something of his I find myself wishing that the arranger had left well enough alone. That being said this performance of the young American composer Joshua Shank's arrangement of it is devastatingly effective.

The choir of The Dragon Preparatory School, Oxford (for 8-13 year olds) singing 'Make me a channel of your peace' during the 2011 School Choir of the year competition. As we come to the end of the year perhaps a pause for reflection is in order.

This charming 13th Century Carol is – so far as I know, the oldest French carol still sung today. It's performed below by the Petits Chanteurs de Sainte-Croix de Neuilly under their director François Polgár. Enjoy :-)

Felice Anerio's alternatim beautiful four-voice setting of the sixth century Advent Vesper hymn Christe redemptor omnium (Christ, Redeemer of Us All) is very traditional in style. Its imitative polyphony is very close to the chant and other than at the word 'caelum' avoids word-painting. It's sung below by the choir of Westminster Cathedral conducted by James O'Donnell. Enjoy :-).